Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro
In The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train....( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
Stats: 19,047 reviews
It's Inside Man meets Speed. A real knockout. A smart, taunt, exciting and adreniline-pumping edge of your seat cat and mouse action-thriller. It's gripping, memerising, compelling and tremendously exhilerating all the way through. A stylish, well-crafted and brilliant thrill-mac...( read more)
Denzel and director Tony Scott have done some amazing films together, but even they can't save this disaster. A movie with plotholes so big you can drive a subway train through them, and an ending that makes no sense at all. Travolta, as usual, is WAY too far over-the-top in hi...( read more)
Exciting, engaging and sometimes hilarious and ridiculous. Washington is the master of cool even when he wears a belly, gray hair and an office-yellow shirt, and Travolta is absolutely over the top but he's just so damn charming you can't help but love him all the way through.
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Above average crime thriller, tbh I want to see the original now Ive seen the remake so I can put the two head to head, it wasn't a bad movie just a seen it all before type feel, didnt really keep your mind occupied full term, one you could skip 15m of for a bit of scan or a smok...( read more)
definite kick ass movie. travolta plays an awesome bad guy and denzel washington does a great job. definitely alot of good action in this movie definitely go see it u wont be disappointed.
John and Denzel both played great characters and it kept me watching. Really enjoyed it very much.
A highly entertaining and thrilling caper film, with two powerhouse star performances by Denzel Washington and John Travolta. intelligently written with non-stop suspense and gripping action scenes, dazzlingly photographed by Tobias A. Schliessler with terrific direction by Tony...( read more)
Petty good hostage action movie but not a hole lot that I haven't seen before in these type movies. I liked it but was not as good as I thought. I give it 3 a half stars.
Can a director be arrested for the attempted hijack of our emotions? full review
Set in a nightmare New York City, the subway hostage thriller batters our nerves like a tom-tom. full review
Most disappointing is the new film's reluctance to even attempt to match the ingenuity of the original movie's celebrated one-two punch ending. full review
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, an energetic updating of the 1974 mass transit thriller, takes account of how much the character of New York has changed. full review
There's plenty of action, but little to get excited about. full review
A solidly crafted suspense thriller set on a subway train proves the perfect vehicle for two stars at the top of their game. full review
The new Pelham takes the chilling original premise and modifies it for an era steeped in technology, making for an energetic and engrossing adaptation. full review
As Ryder's motives begin to reveal themselves, The Taking of Pelham 123 loses its aura of post-9/11 dread, replaced by a muddled commentary on Wall Street greed in these days of raging financial crises. full review
This movie hits you like 600 volts from a sparking third rail. Damn straight it's electrifying. full review
It reminded me of the 90s movies, meaningful, a lot of hidden points, great actors, smart directing plus I just loved Ryder's personality in the movie and how it reflected his background and what he's been threw in his life (John-T). I give it 5.
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